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Show Statistics On “IT’S TOUGH, BUT YOU CAN MAKE IT” by Vernon Brown Black America’s New Leader (Copley News Service) pressing for federal We black were people have been eXtremely anti-lynching legislation. Famous also for his classical fortunate to have had such a wide verse, ‘‘God’s Trombones,”’ and array of black leaders. Let’s consider a few leaders and loved for writing the Negro national “Lift Every Voice and their significant accomplishments, anthem, beginning with Frederick Douglas Sing.” Death by assassination was who, in my opinion, was one of the greatest leaders in the history of Malcolm X’s fate. He fought and black America. Born a slave, and died for black unity, and believed becoming an abolitionist, Frederick that black separatism would Douglas emerged as an outstanding ultimately destroy the goal of equality. His violent death has made lectuer, writer and politician. Let’s then go to Richard Allen, him a martyr to many people. An outstanding leader, and the who established the Free African Society, the first organization youngest man ever to recieve the founded by blacks for the Nobel Peace Prize, was Dr. Martin improvement of the economic and Luther King Jr. Dr. King was social conditions of Negroes in the brought into a position of leadership United States. His philosophy has from the publicity of his successful carried over into the 1970's even boycott of the public transit system though he lived in the 1780's. His in Montgomery, Ala. Dr. King used main philosophy Was betterment of his position to further the civil rights cause until his death by assassination conditions for blacks. Then there was W.E.B. DuBois, in April 1968;a man who died loving a brilliant man, but unfortunately, everybody. Whitney Young Jr. was an he chose the Communist philosophy and therefore negated his credibility outstanding leader among leaders, in America. Nevertheless, he was one and a great man among great men. | of the major spokesmen for black didn’t always agree with what the people from the beginning of the man said or did, but he was truly a 20th Century. DuBois set the stage, man of great conviction. Black presently, is without in 1909 for the establishment of the America, National Association for the leadership, but | feel soon will Advancement of Colored People emerge a coalition of young, energetic, bright men from different (NAACP). We had such leaders as Marcus fields. A few will come from Garvey, whose dream was to business, a few from education, a establish a colony for blacks in few from the church, but the main Africa. He had three ships for this one will come from the masses of purpose, and although his ideas black Americans. He will be a God-picked man, failed, he did his own thing. Author, poet and militant was and he will lead us to economic and renowned James Weldon Johnson. political freedom. He will rewrite the Johnson was also associated with the song, ‘We Shall Overcome,” and | NAACP in its early stages when they hope the new song will be “’We Have Begun.” Women's Progress (LNS) The proportion of women among college students in the U.S. increased from 21% in 1870 to 47% in 1920; it declined to 35% in 1958. In 1920, one out-of six’ doctorates were granted to women, compared to one out of eight in 1940 and less than one in ten in 1956. In 1956, three out of five women in the coeducational colleges were taking secretarial, nursing, home economics, or education courses. By 1958, in the U.S., more girls were marrying from 15 to 19 years of age than any other age group. According to UESCO, the number of illiterate women in the world, is more than double the number of illiterate men. ...... these statistics from A Graphic Notebook Change 10018. on Press, Feminism; 1023 6th Times Ave, NYC “1T COSTS SO MUCH to be a full human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment, or the courage, to pay the price... One has to abandon altogether the search for security, and reach out to the risk of living with both arms. One has to embrace the world like a lover, and demand no easy return of love. One has to accept pain as a condition of human existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing.” — Morris West A Question of Degree “Nowhere is a women treated how Secretary of National Black Draft Counselors and a delegate to the conference, presented the 35 page report prepared by the National Black Draft Counselors, entitled “Thirty Years of Selective Service Racism.” The report documents discrimination in drafting Black young men during World War II, the Korean War, and the war in Vietnam. ‘Documents in the appendix describe a plan last fall by Selective Service to: set up “orientation centers’ for Black and poor conscientious objectors, a project which was abandoned after the Black group charged that these would be “no less Wrong Place! of the leaders in the City. She says “Part of the solution to pollution is getting the resources e Da oe D c) a thoroughly a Dp Alumimum - TV dinner trays, foil, pie pans, Coors, Bud , and Busch beer cans (the round bottom, seamless kind), pie pans, etc. Colorless glasses no-deposit coke bottles, jars, etc. Coors beer bottles Newspapers Cardboard See this report exposes them. The racist system which has imprisoned Walter Collins for refusing to be illegally drafted is now putting on its good face. We won't let them get away with it.” The report concludes, “The Selective Service System is a racist system and a major prop for the racism which pervades all of American society. It is a cancer which must be removed.” For further infrmation contact: x — - i 1 pe 3 apple) USE IT AGAIN(two uses can cut solid trash 1/3) USE IT LESS (make size important - use smaller units) USE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN - by recycling National Black Draft Counselors 711 S. Dearborn Chicago, IIlinios 60605 (312) f. glass can be added to the list. What would you do with the stuff after you collect it? There are various answers. Find some of them by calling Mrs. Stoll at 485-9855. Here is her recipe for cutting down on solid trash: USE IT UP (eat the whole Reprinted from The Focus 955-0544 or (312) 427-3350 Apprenticeship WHEN YOU WANT is one according to the merit of her work, back in the right place.” She has but rather as a sex. It is therefore spearheaded many clean—up almost inevitable that she should campaigns for retrieving litter and pay for her right to exist, to keep a converting it into funds for band position in whatever line, with sex scholarshipsat the University.In her favors. It is merely a question opinion many churches could of degree whether she sell herself to become recycling centers and thus one man, in or out of marriage, or raise funds for some special project to many men.” at the same time helping to clean up our environment. (Some have Emma Goldman, already started!) 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